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Voices on Genocide Prevention Podcast

A bi-weekly audio series and podcast service, hosted by Committee on Conscience Project Director Bridget Conley-Zilkic, that brings you the voices of human rights defenders, experts, advocates, and government officials. Vital voices addressing one of humanity's most vital issues. The opinions expressed in these interviews do not necessarily represent those of the Museum.


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Arresting a President?
July 24, 2008

International law expert William Schabas discusses the decision of the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court to request an arrest warrant for President Bashir of Sudan. The Sudanese president is charged with genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

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Tags: Bosnia, DR Congo, Holocaust, Justice, Rwanda, Sudan

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5.4 million and counting
April 17, 2008

Bob Kitchen discusses the series of mortality studies that his organization, the International Rescue Committee, has conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The most recent study found that 5.4 million people have died in DRC since 1998.

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Tags: DR Congo, Human Rights, Humanitarian Update

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Gender based violence in eastern Congo
March 20, 2008

Rebecca Feeley, a field researcher for the ENOUGH Project discusses the current situation in Congo, particularly the massive problem of gender based violence.

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Tags: DR Congo, Gender-Based Violence, Human Rights

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The impact of the Rwandan genocide on Congo
March 6, 2008

Alison des Forges, senior advisor to the Africa Division of Human Rights Watch, was one of the few people drawing attention to the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Here she discusses the impact that event continues to have on its neighboring country, the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Tags: DR Congo, Gender-Based Violence, Legacies, Rwanda

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Mobutu’s Legacy and Congo Today
February 21, 2008

Congolese journalist and writer, Mvemba Dizolele, joins us again to discuss the legacy of long-time ruler of then Zaire (now Congo) Mobutu Sese Seko.

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Tags: DR Congo, Human Rights, Humanitarian Update, Legacies

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Women for Women in Congo
November 1, 2007

Christine Karumba, country director for Women for Women International in the Democratic Republic of Congo, talks with Jerry Fowler about how conflict in the DRC has changed her life and how Women for Women is working to counter the shattering effects of widespread violence against women.

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Tags: DR Congo, Gender-Based Violence, Human Rights, Rwanda

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A Journey of Hard Work and Dedication
August 30, 2007

Shannon Meehan is the Director for Advocacy for the International Rescue Committee and has spent more than 17 years working in conflict zones around the world. The former Peace Corp volunteer speaks to Jerry Fowler about the mission and involment of the International Rescue Committe and her work with refugees around the world. Shannon discusses her recent trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and her mission to increase grassroots awareness in the United States regarding Congo.

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Tags: DR Congo, Human Rights, Kosovo, Refugees, Responses, Sudan

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Congo: Beauty and Destruction
August 2, 2007

Colin Thomas-Jensen is a Policy Advisor to Enough. In an interview with Jerry Fowler, he discusses the current situation in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the vast contrast between its beauty and tragedy and response of the international community.

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Tags: DR Congo, Humanitarian Update, Responses

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Back from the Field: A Report of Uganda, Congo and Darfur
February 22, 2007

Just back from Northern Uganda and Eastern Congo, John Prendergast of the International Crisis Group, returns to the program to talk with Jerry Fowler about his trip, the new ENOUGH campaign, his upcoming book, and the ongoing Darfur peace talks in Tripoli.

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Tags: DR Congo, Humanitarian Update, Responses, Sudan

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Post Conflict Reconstruction: A Training Program
January 4, 2007

Howard Wolpe, Director of the Africa Program and Leadership Project at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, speaks with Bridget Conley-Zilkic about the a post conflict training program he has instituted in Burundi, and plans to continue with in Congo and Liberia. By working with both political leaders and civil society, Howard believes this program will create lasting peace and stability in areas of past and current conflict.

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Tags: Burundi, DR Congo, Legacies, Responses

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